> Another problem I have now, with gcc-3.4
installed, is that I can't> install the nvidia drivers. I have downloaded
the .run package and tried> with ./NVIDIA.... --kernel-source-path
/usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.8 but it> complains about cc version.
Apperently the kernel is compiled with another> version so how do get
around this problem?

I had the same problem. I (temporarily) downgraded
the kernel to 2.6.7

You can also opt to compile the nVidia-module with
gcc 3.4. The defaultfor cc is gcc 3.3 and as of 2.6.8-4 the AMD64 kernel is
compiled with gcc3.4 thus causing a mismatch, I
think.